Investigation Underway for Grantville Homicide

A woman staying with family members in a Grantville home was shot and killed by her husband before the man then took his own life, San Diego police homicide investigators said.

San Diego police reported Marguerite Elliot, 36, and her 39-year-old husband, James Elliot, were found inside a home on Elsa Road at approximately 10 p.m. Sunday. Each had suffered a single gunshot wound to the head.

The couple had just celebrated their 11th wedding anniversary on Saturday, Elliot's mother told NBC 7. They left behind two sons, a 10-year-old and 5-year-old, who now live with their grandmother.

One neighbor, Victor Bermudes, described the husband to NBC 7 as a high-strung and temperamental person who made snap decisions but said he was a conscientious electrician.

"That came as a total surprise," said Bermudes.

On the night of their deaths, Marguerite went to stay at her sister's home for the evening. While she was in a bedroom, her husband entered the house unannounced and shot her, according to investigators.

The paternal grandmother on Sunday night her son was crying and said his heart was pounding. She thought he had calmed down after she had reassured him that no matter what happened in the marriage, she would be there to help him with the children. She told him everything was going to be ok.